fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is a debilitating pain condition for which treatment effects are typically modest. The most evaluated psychological treatment is traditional cognitive behavior therapy (T-CBT), but promising effects have recently been seen in exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy (Exp-CBT). We...

by Ong, et al in Innov Aging. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10714916/pdf/igad070.pdf Five weeks of positive affect training vs a control group of reporting emotions. 43 in each group, mostly female, older than 50, 80% white. Internet training modules: identifying personal...

Patrycja Kamila Przybylowicz, Katarzyna Ewa Sokolowska, Hubert Rola, Tomasz Kazimierz Wojdacz Independent Clinical Epigenetics Laboratory, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland Correspondence: Tomasz Kazimierz Wojdacz, Independent Clinical Epigenetics Laboratory, Pomeranian Medical...

Please see below information about Dr Goebel’s inaugural lecture on the 27th of November 6pm – see details below this email. This can be accessed virtually and will be recorded to watch afterwards too. The lecture itself starts at 6pm. From ilcamsevents: ilcamsevents@liverpool.ac.uk Dear...

Abstract Long COVID (LC) is a multisymptom clinical syndrome with similarities to Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME). All these conditions are believed to be associated with centrally driven mechanisms such as central sensitisation. There...

Long COVID: a new word for naming fibromyalgia? Xavier Mariette Long COVID is the name given to a syndrome comprising a wide variety of symptoms persisting more than 3 months after acute benign COVID-19, with a prevalence ranging from 10 to 80%. Symptoms are very close to fibromyalgia. Several...

23 Published papers to date https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomedicines/special_issues/LCEP7G06NQ

Now published - link here Preprint Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are chronic diseases with poorly understood pathophysiology and diagnosis based on clinical assessment of unspecific symptoms. The recent post-COVID-19 condition, which...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12552471/NHS-chiefs-cruel-ban-drugs-treat-chronic-pain-condition.html

Prevalence of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome among Individuals with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Analysis of United States National Inpatient Sample Database Abstract: Background and Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder associated with other...

Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by pervasive pain-related symptomatology and high levels of negative affect. Mind-body treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) appear to foster improvement in FM via reductions in pain-related catastrophizing, a set of negative...

From the latest Massachusetts ME/CFS and FM Association: DO YOU SUFFER FROM FIBROMYALGIA? This research study investigates whether a method of non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) combined with physical exercise can help pain processing in adults with fibromyalgia. This research study requires...

Full title: Anti-satellite glia cell IgG antibodies in fibromyalgia patients are related to symptom severity and to metabolite concentrations in thalamus and rostral anterior cingulate cortex Highlights FMS have higher anti-SGC IgG levels compared to healthy controls. FMS with high, compared...

Abstract Objective Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare disease characterized by incomplete or defective bone mineralization due to a mutation in the alkaline phosphatase (ALP) gene causing low levels of ALP. Disease presentation is heterogeneous and can present as a chronic pain syndrome like...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of de Novo Widespread Post-COVID Pain in Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Survivors: A Nation-Wide Exploratory Population-Based Survey Brian D. Ebbesen; Rocco Giordano; Juan Antonio Valera-Calero; Jakob Nebeling Hedegaard; César Fernández-de-las-Peñas; Lars Arendt-Nielsen...

Abstract Purpose To estimate the risk of incidence of optic neuritis and identify the high-risk group among patients with fibromyalgia (FM) Design Population-based cohort study Methods A nationwide, population-based study was conducted using data from the Korean National Health Claims database...

Increased gut permeability and bacterial translocation are associated with fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: implications for disease-related biomarker discovery Background: There is growing evidence of the significance of gastrointestinal complaints in the...

Abstract Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is defined as chronic widespread pain associated with sleep disorders, cognitive dysfunction, and somatic symptoms present for at least three months and cannot be better explained by another diagnosis. Objectives To examine efficacy and safety of...

I could not resist posting this one…. ………………….. Effects of Nature-Based Multisensory Stimulation on Pain Mechanisms in Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial, 2023, Pain Management Nursing, Gungormus DB, et al. Abtract: Background: The term...

Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic widespread pain syndrome that is accompanied by fatigue, sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, and neurocognitive impairment. As the currently available drugs are not completely successful against these symptoms and...